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A review by grumpyreading
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Yeahhhh I think this is the last Jessica Knoll book for me. I think I’ve rated both of them 1.5 stars and haven’t been into them.
First of all - this one was boring. I didn’t have a good time reading it and didn’t really care about any characters or anything that was happening. I didn’t find it to have any plot twists or excitement or likeable characters or anything.
Secondly - it talked about a lot of intense topics with zero trigger warnings, but also didn’t feel like there was any care in how these topics were handled. Sometimes, a shitty thing will be said by a character, and you know that the other characters and writers don’t feel the same and it’s said for a specific reason. This didn’t feel like that.
A ton of talk about disordered eating and body image that was regarded, a really gross harmful comment about a queer off-page character that wasn’t really addressed, and a ton of other examples.
This wasn’t it for me and I don’t think I’ll be trying anything else by Jessica Knoll.
First of all - this one was boring. I didn’t have a good time reading it and didn’t really care about any characters or anything that was happening. I didn’t find it to have any plot twists or excitement or likeable characters or anything.
Secondly - it talked about a lot of intense topics with zero trigger warnings, but also didn’t feel like there was any care in how these topics were handled. Sometimes, a shitty thing will be said by a character, and you know that the other characters and writers don’t feel the same and it’s said for a specific reason. This didn’t feel like that.
A ton of talk about disordered eating and body image that was regarded, a really gross harmful comment about a queer off-page character that wasn’t really addressed, and a ton of other examples.
This wasn’t it for me and I don’t think I’ll be trying anything else by Jessica Knoll.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism